Thursday, November 27, 2008

Queensland Brigalow Belt reptile recovery plan

Source: WWF-Australia
"Sixteen threatened reptile species are covered by this plan. Their current conservation status under Australian Government and/or State legislation ranges from ‘Rare’ through to ‘Endangered’. Of the 16 species three are confined to the Queensland Brigalow Belt (QBB): Retro slider, Sadlier’s skink, golden-tailed gecko. For a further nine species the Brigalow Belt bioregion is a significant part of their range in Queensland: short-necked worm-skink, five-clawed worm-skink, striped-tailed delma, collared delma, ornamental snake, Dunmall’s snake, Mount Cooper striped lerista, brigalow scaly foot, grey snake. Of the sixteen species eleven are restricted to Queensland: short-necked worm-skink, striped-tailed delma, collared delma, ornamental snake, yakka skink, Dunmall’s snake, Retro slider, Mount Cooper striped lerista, Sadlier’s skink, brigalow scaly foot, golden-tailed gecko."